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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 303 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1093
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John Barrett, III
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act prohibiting certain insurance liens.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John Barrett, III1st Berkshire1/8/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 303 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1093
By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1093) of
John Barrett, III relative to prohibiting certain insurance liens. Financial Services.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act prohibiting certain insurance liens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 176D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 3B, as
2appearing in the 2022 Official Edition:-
3 Section 3C. (a) As used in this section, the term “insurer” means any: (1) insurance
4company which provides for payment or reimbursement of health care expenses, health care
5services, under a policy of insurance or an insurance contract with an individual or group,
6including the group insurance commission; (2) operator of any medical service plan and hospital
7service plan pursuant to chapter 176A, 176B or176C; and (3) carriers and health maintenance
8organizations as defined in chapter 176G.
9 (b) When an individual settles a claim, whether in litigation or otherwise, against another
10for personal injuries, medical, dental or podiatric malpractice, or wrongful death, it shall be
11conclusively presumed that the settlement does not include any compensation for the cost of
12health care services, loss of earnings or other economic loss to the extent those losses or 2 of 2
13expenses have been or are obligated to be paid or reimbursed by an insurer. By entering into any
14such settlement, an individual shall not be deemed to have taken an action in derogation of any
15right of any insurer that paid or is obligated to pay those losses or expenses; nor shall an
16individual’s entry into such settlement constitute a violation of any contract between the
17individual and such insurer.
18 No individual entering into such a settlement shall be subject to a subrogation claim or
19claim for reimbursement by an insurer and an insurer shall have no lien or right of subrogation or
20reimbursement against any such settling individual or any other party to such a settlement, with
21respect to those losses or expenses that have been or are obligated to be paid or reimbursed by
22said insurer.
23 (c) A violation of this section shall be an unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the
24business of insurance.